Prince Kaybee defends All Blacks support: ‘Freedom of choice’
· The South African
Prince Kaybee – real name Kabelo Motsamai – has defended his decision to support the All Blacks over the Springboks.
The music DJ is among a group of South Africans, known as the “Cape Crusaders”, who have pledged their allegiance to the New Zealand rugby club.
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The team is currently in South Africa ahead of a series of matches against provincial clubs. In the coming weeks, they will also play the Springboks in three test matches.
PRINCE KAYBEE: ‘ALL BLACKS FOREVER’
On his X account, Prince Kaybee shared his joy at the All Blacks’ arrival in Cape Town on Friday, 31 July. As he has done before, the DJ and producer also defended his decision to support the Kiwi club over South Africa’s Springboks.
He shared: “To support the All Blacks is not just some fascination with trends. It is a respect, an honour. New Zealand stood in solidarity with BLACK PEOPLE when the white South African rugby team did not want people who look like Siya Kholisi to participate in the sport.
He continued: “To support New Zealand as a South African is beyond sport, it’s beyond lifting the World Cup, it’s more a shared struggle of humanity, they didn’t have to do that, but they did. All Blacks forever”
Responding to one critic who claimed that AB supporters should relinquish their support, Prince Kaybee responded: “It’s no longer democracy if people cannot practice freedom of expression. It’s also a complicated issue, a black captain isn’t going to miraculously solve everything”.
To support the All Blacks is not just some fascination with trends. It is respect an honour. New Zealand stood in solidarity with BLACK PEOPLE when the white South African rugby did not want people that look like Siya Kholisi to participate in the sport.
— PRINCE KAYBEE (@KabeloMusic) August 1, 2026
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RASSIE: ‘LET THEM SUPPORT WHO THEY WANT’
In 2024, coach Rassie Erasmus defended South Africans who chose to support the All Blacks over the Springboks.
Speaking in a video clip, he said: “Obviously, there are historical reasons, bitterness, and heartache that has contributed [to it]. That we must take, understand, and mind”.
He added, “Don’t be upset with those people if that’s what they feel they want to give back. Because there were times when they got support [from New Zealand]”.